Toddler Teacher

Job Description: The Learning Experience Clinton Hill (TLE Clinton Hill) is seeking candidates for Toddler Teacher (12 months - 2 years old) for our play-based early childhood development center in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn serving children from six weeks to five years of age.
Core qualities we're seeking as we build our team:

• Passionate and dedicated, honors and truly loves children for who they are
• Responsive to children's curiosity, wonder and interests
• Highly energetic, creative, multitaskers who can think on the fly
• Life-long learners, looking for ways to improve their skill sets personally and professionally as educators
• Effective classroom management skills while supporting childrens well-being
• Team players with a positive, 'can-do anything' attitude and professionals who are on-time and dedicated to their jobs.

Principal Areas of Responsibility:

• Work as a part-time or full-time teacher (30-40 hours a week) as part of a high-expectations, high-achievement performance culture that integrates best practice from New York City, New York State and The Learning Experience.
• Encourage positive participation of students using enrichment and play-based activities to develop all aspects of their mental, physical, and social beings.
• Co-teach alongside staff members to develop and execute creatively on lesson plans focusing on diversity, social, and emotional learning, along with enrichment, curriculum themes, indoor and outdoor play, combining the arts and hands-on experiences with supportive guidance from management.
• Attend staff meetings and on-going training opportunities.
• Provide a safe and healthy environment for students
• Perform all duties related to childcare, including, potty training, diapering, feeding, cleaning, and nurturing.
• Ensure confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Maintain all required credentials necessary for the role.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management as per program needs.

Required Credentials: As a licensed program through the Department of Health, Lead Infant/Toddler Teachers must be at least 21 years of age and have the following qualifications. We will support in the process of completing these requirements:

• SCR Clearance
• DOI Fingerprinting
• Physical including immunizations and letter of good health from doctor, within last 12 months
• State-Mandated Trainings: Mandated Reporter Training, Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Promoting Safe Sleeping Training, Prevention and Identification of Brain Injuries, including Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) Training, Foundations in Health and Safety Training, Infectious Control and Reporting Diseases Training

Preferred Credentials:

• New York State Teacher's Certification (Birth - 2nd or elementary), if applicable
• 1-3 years experience as a teacher for children under six years old
• Familiarity with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Article 47 regulations

• Associate's (AA or AS) degree in early childhood education; or
• Child Development Associate (CDA) certification and a study plan leading to an Associate's degree in early childhood education within seven years; or
• High school diploma or equivalent (GED); nine college credits in early childhood education or child development; two years experience caring for children, and a study plan leading to an Associate's degree in early childhood education within seven years; or
• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) and five years of supervised experience in an infant/toddler classroom if currently employed in a permitted childcare program; or
• High school diploma or equivalent (GED); and a study plan that is acceptable to the Department leading to nine credits in early childhood education or childhood development within two years; and a study plan leading to an Associate's degree in early childhood education within seven years, if currently employed in a permitted child care program.

About Us: TLE Clinton Hill is a high-quality childcare and early childhood learning center. Using child-centric activities and play, combined with a research-based curriculum, TLE Clinton Hill covers all aspects of a child's most important developmental years. TLE Clinton Hill works hard to nurture a more diverse and inclusive generation of children. We ensure to educate our children to see the differences in each and every one of us, and in all humans with comfort and love. By Learning, Playing and Growing, children will flourish in a newly constructed 12,000-square-foot facility with an indoor playground serving children from six weeks to six years of age. We believe in the importance of working and learning in a beautiful environment, focusing on classroom design, creative process art, and engaging children with high-quality materials. It is important for members of our team to participate in on-going professional development in order to keep up with the ever-changing trends in the field of early childhood education. Our goal is to provide growth opportunities to team members who demonstrate flexibility, growth mindset, cooperative teamwork, receptiveness to feedback and excellent communication skills towards coworkers, children and families. The Learning Experience - Clinton Hill is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We encourage those who share our values to apply.